Combined porch-swing and couch.



T. M. DUBS & E. R.-STARKEY.

COMBINED PORCH SWING AND COUCH. APPLICATION FILED APR. 10. I915.

" Patented J une fi, 1916.

THEODORE M. DUES ANB EDWARD R. STARKEY, OF CANTON, OHIO.

COMBINED PORCH-SWING AND COUCH.

Application filed April in, 1915.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, Tnnononn M. Docs and EDWARD R. ranular, both citizens of the United States, residing at Canton, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Combined Porch- Swing and Couch, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to improvements in means'for holding the end members at any angle, third, to provide means for connecting the end members to the back member, and fourth, to provide means for properly suspending, by chains or cords, the structure to produce a swing; These objects, together with other objects readily apparent to those skilled in the art, may beattainedby the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, although the invention may be embodied in otherfor ns, the construction illustrated being-chosen by way of example.

"In the accompanying drawings: Figure l is a perspective view showing one of the end members brought into a horizontal posi tion or substantially so; i Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view showing one end of the structure and devices for. holding'the end member at the ,desiredangler V'Fig, 3 is a view showing a portion of one of the side members and the lower end of one side of the end member, the toothedholding plate and catch bar. "Fig. 4 is a view showing one of the back hinges. Fig. 5 is a view showing a portion of one of the side members and its suspending clip. Fig. 6 a view showing a portion of the back and a portion of one of the end members, said end member fastened to the back. Similar numerals of" reference indicate correspondingrparts in all the figures of the drawings.

.Injthe accompanying drawing, 1 repre sents the side bars'whiclrare formed of a length to correspondsubstantially with the length ofthe swing designed to be constructed, said side members being held in proper relative position by suitable tie-bars 2, which tie-bars may be connected in any conven- Specification of Letters 2mm.

i Patented ll one $5, 191%.

Serial No. 20,388.

ient and well known manner. Upon the tiebars 2 are located the slats 3 which slats constitute the seatot' the combined swing and couch.

To the ends of the side members 1 are pivotally attached the end members, which end members are made up of pivoted bars 4,

the top or rest bar o and suitable slats (l.

he pivotal connection is made by means of suitable bolts 1 which bolts pass through the side members 1 and the members 4 of the end members proper. To the bottom or lower ends of the members -i are connected in any convenient and well known manner the toothed plates 8. For the purpose of holding the end members at any desired angle, suitable catch bars 9 are employed.

which catch bars are slidably mounted in the tiebars 2.

For the purpose of normally holding the catch bars 5 in engagement with the proper teeth of the toothed plates 8 springs 10 are provided,which springs press against the inner ends of the sliding bars 5). it will be understood that two springs are to be employed and two sets of sliding, bars il, one spring and a set of the sliding bars being located at each end of the swi; but we deem the illustration of one set sullicient. owing to the fact that one is a duplicate of the other.

For the purpose of holding; the end members in the position located at the right hand end of Fig. 1 the top or rest, bars 5 are provided with the notches or recesses 11, which are for the purpose of receiving the ends 12 of the back, andare also provided with the eccentric levers 13 which engage the inner surfaces of the end members '12 of the back as best illustrated in (l. 1

When it is desired to change the position of the end members from that shown at the right hand end of Fig. 1, the eccentric levers 13 are brought into such a position that the top rest bars 5 will be released from the back members, utter which said end members can be turned upon their pivotal points when released. To the end tie-bars 2' are connectedthe pull bars 14, which pull bars'are providedwiththe-heads 15, which heads engage the inner ends of the pivoted bars 16, said pivoted bars being: connected to the catch barsll in such a manner that end movement will be permitted. When the pull bars 14 are moved outward the sliding'catch bars 9 will be moved inward, thereby disengaging the same from the toothed plates 8, at which time the end members are free to he turned upon their pivotal points, but when the pull bars ll. are released the springs 10 will force the sliding eaten bars outward and into engagement with the proper teeth of the toothed plates 8. In order to provide means for folding the back down and upon the seat the hinges 17 are provided which hinges are so constructed that they can be attached to the rear side bar 1 as best illustrated in Fig. s. The back members 12 are extended downward below their hinged. points so as to prevent the back proper from moving backward when pressure is brought upon it,

For the purpose of suspending the swing the side bars 1 are provided with the end clips .18, which are located at an angle and are seated in the recesses 19, by which arrangement the pull to the suspending chains 20 does not come upon the extreme ends of the side bars 1. Another object in providing the elips such as shown is to prevent any weakening of the side members 1 and at the same time providing binding elips so CO1: strurted that they will prevent the ends of the side bars from splitting.

vIt will he understood that by our peculiar arrangement we wil he enabled to provide either a swing or a couch as desired.

Having fully described our invention what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a combined poreh swing and couch, the Combination of a seat, back and end members, said end and back members pivotally connected to the seat, the end members provided with toothed plates located at their lower ends and below the pivotal points, slidingeateh bars adapted for engagement with the teeth of the toothed plates, pnil bars provided with heads, pi V- oted bars adapted to be actuated by the pull bars and adapted to actuate the sliding bars, and springs adapted to normally hold the sliding bars in ei'igagenient with the toothed plates.

2. in a combined porrh swing and couch, the combination of a seat, end members 'pivotally eoi'uieeted to said seat, toothed plates secured to said end members below their pivotal points, sliding catch bars carried by the seat. pivot-ed bars adapted to actuate the sliding bars pull bars provided with heads and adapted to actuate the pivoted bars and springs located in contact with ha rs.

In testimony that we claim the above we have hereunto subscribed our names in the presence of two witijiesses.

Til E01) O RE EDWARD R.

Witnesses J. Bis-nor, E. W. Born).

the inner ends of the sliding eateh M. DUES.

STAR K E Y. 

